Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23272
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB
International designator: 1961-015D
Object number (NORAD): 119
Object ID (CCSDS): 119
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.955 minutes
Inclination: 66.7268 deg
SMA: 7181.985 km
Apoapsis: 880.191 km
Periapsis: 727.509 km
RAAN: 138.2663 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0106295
Argument of periapsis: 234.4933 deg
Mean anomaly: 124.6213 deg
Mean motion: 14.26382652 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002067 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00084165 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: March 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: March 16, 2025, 2:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00119U 61015D 25075.59959991 .00002067 00000-0 84165-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00119 66.7268 138.2663 0106295 234.4933 124.6213 14.26382652293033
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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